retitled the movie Meatballs Part II. According to Wiederhorn, the audience "had no idea they were being bamboozled". His next film was Return of the Living Dead Part II, which, much like Meatballs Part II, started out as an original horror comedy script that Wiederhorn had written about "a kid who has a run-in with a bunch of zombies". He was offered to make the film on the condition they call it Return of the Living Dead Part II. Wiederhorn added Thom Mathews and James Karen to the cast, who also starred in the first Return of the Living Dead, to create "a connection that would otherwise not be there". Wiederhorn claims he did not direct Dark Tower: " I wrote some of that film, but never even set foot on the set." Wiederhorn's favorite of his films is A House in the Hills: "In my opinion it’s the only really good movie I’ve made." Filmography Films Television References External links Living people American film directors Horror film directors American television directors Columbia University School of the Arts alumni American male screenwriters 1945 births Student Academy Award winners